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.F. W. HUNTER.

(Applmion mea my xs, 1899.)

(Ho-Model.)

v Inventor I Attys.

THE Nonms Ps1-:n oo.. uom-uma., WASHINGTON. n,

2o seat is designed to face one way or the other.

NTTE STATES i Trice,

FREDERIC XV. HUNTER, OF CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY -MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO THE HALE AND KILBURN MANUFACTURING- COM- PANY, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

S EAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 676,501, dated June 18,1901.

Application filed May 19, 1899.

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FREDERIC W. HUNTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Granford, in the county of Union and State of New 5 Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seats, (Case D,) ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention is especially applicable to' seats for railwayand similarvehicles and will ro be described herein in that connection. Its objectis to produce a seat consisting,r of but few parts, which shall besimple and durable in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, andwhich shall be easily and readily adjustable.

The invention concerns incre particularly that class of seats occupyinga iixed position and in which the seat-cushion and seat-back areadjusted or rearranged accordingly as the It further concerns that classof seats of the type mentioned in which mechanism is providedintermediate of the pack and seat cushion whereby the movement of theformer produces a corresponding movement of the latter. In seats of thisclass the seat-cushion is adapted for lateral adjustment in order thatin one or the other position of these seat elements each will bear tothe other the propel' 3o relation.

In carrying out my invention I employ a seat-supporting frame upon whichis movably mounted a seat-cushion or Jthe frame containing such acushion. I also employ a seat-back provided with downwardly-extendedpivoted supporting-arms secured at their ends either to the floor or tosaid frame. Intermediate of said supporting-arms and said cushion Iprovide means whereby the move- 4o ment of the former will canse acorresponding movement of the latter. In this embodiment of my inventionsaid mechanism consists of pivoted levers mounted upon said frame, theupper end of each being connected 4 5 by means of iexible bands toV saidcushion or cushion-frame, the lower end of each coacting with thesupporting-arms of the seatback. I also provide a foot-rest extendingbetween and connecting said back-support- Serial No. 717,524. (Nomodel.)

ing arms and when moved thereby coacting 5o with said pivoted levers toeffect the shifting of the seat.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which-Figure l is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 an 55 end elevation, of a seatembodying my invention.

Referring in detail to the dra-wings, A A designate upright supportingmembers of the seat-frame. These may, if desired, be 6o secured to thefloor at their lower ends. Their upper ends are preferably iiangedinwardly at et to support the cushion B' or the frame in which saidcushion may be placed. .The under side of said cushion, as shown in Eig.2, is provided with friction-plates Z9.

C designates the seat-back. This is provided with downwardly-extendedsupporting'- arms D, pivoted at their lower ends upon the rod d,extending from one end to the other of 7o the seat-frame and passingthrough perforations in the members A A' of that frame.

E designates the foot-rest. This extends between and is secured at itsends to the supporting-arms D and operates through elon- 7 5 gated slotsd in the members A A of the frame.

F F designate seat-shifting levers. Each of these is pivoted at f to theframe. The lower end of each lever is provided with an elon- 8o gatedslotf,through which protrndes the footrest E. The upper end of eachlever F is preferably segmental in form and is connected with theseat-cushion B or cushion-frame by means of bands g g. One end of thebandg is secured at g2 to the segmental end of the lever F and at itsother end, at g3, to the un der side of the seat-cushion orcushion-frame. 4The band g is secured at one end, at g4, to thesegmental end of the lever F and at its 9o other end, at g5, to theunder side of the seatcushion or cushion-frame.

The operation of the seat above described will be readily understoodfrom the drawings.

In Fig. l the seat occupies one of its two positions. To reverse it, itis only necessary to move the seat-back C to the right. Due to thismovement the foot-rest E will also of course be moved in the samedirection, thereby moving the levers F upon their fulcrums and effectingthrough I(he belts g g the shifting of the cushion.

I do not desire to limit myself herein to the form of bands shown anddescribed. These may be of any desired material and may, if desired,take the form of cords, chains, links, or levers.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a seat, thecombination with a frame and movable cushion, of a seat-back, pivotedsupporting-arms, pivoted levers connected with said'arxns, and flexibleconnections, between said levers and said cushion, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a seat, the combination with a vframe and movable cushion, of aseat-back, pivoted supporting-arms therefor,a foot-rest, pivoted leversconnected with and operated by said arms and foot-rest, and Aflexibleconnections between said levers and said cushion, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a seat, the combination with a frame and movable cushion, of aseat-back, pivoted supporting-arms therefor, a foot-rest, and leverspivoted to said frame, each connected at one end with said foot-rest,and crossed bands connecting the other ends of said levers, with saidcushion, substantially as described.

4. In a seat, the combination with a frame and -movable cushion, of aseatback, supporting-arms therefor, a foot-rest, pivoted 1evers movablewith said foot-rest, and flexible connections between said levers andsaid cushion, substantially as described.

This speciiication signed and witnessed this 10th day of May, 1899.

FREDERIC W. HNTER.

Witnesses:

JNo. R. TAYLOR, S. O. EDMoNDs.

